The UK government says it will build with the Netherlands the world’s largest multi-use electricity power line under the North Sea.
The United Kingdom and the Netherlands will build a new underwater power line, LionLink, in the North Sea to provide 1.8 million UK houses with electricity, the UK government announced on Monday.
“The world’s largest multi-use electricity power line will be built under the North Sea, boosting UK energy supplies with enough to power 1.8 million homes – more than Birmingham and Manchester combined. The new LionLink will connect the UK and the Netherlands with offshore wind farms,” the government explained in a statement.
It highlighted that the project will allow to cut costs and promote green energy sources, as well as reduce Russia’s role in the energy market.
“The cross-border electricity line will be only the second of its kind in the world, with the first having been built by Germany and Denmark,” the statement noted.
“However, it will be able to carry more than 4 times the amount of electricity as its predecessor – making it the largest of its kind in terms of capacity anywhere in the world,” it pointed out.
The project, scheduled to be finished by the early 2030s, will be jointly developed by the Dutch energy company TenneT and the UK’s National Grid Ventures.
The announcement coincides with the visit of UK Energy Security Minister Grant Shapps to the North Sea Summit in Belgium, where he and British entrepreneurs will engage in talks on renewable energy and increasing interconnectivity.
This article was originally published By Al Mayadeen English.
